EMERGING CURATORS GROUP The new Emerging Curators Group have been meeting and planning their workshops and individual research projects. Here the individual members take the opportunity to present themselves and their research interests. Chiedza Mhondoro is currently a post-graduate student in eighteenth century British art at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her research interests lie in the visual and material culture produced in the trans-Atlantic world, focusing on Britain’s connection to North America and the Caribbean, and its positioning in a global context. She also traces the resonances of this complex art history in the work of contemporary British artists. Chiedza values the ability to incorporate varied perspectives into British and international art historical narratives at a time when curators, academics and others within arts institutions are increasingly being called to participate in a nuanced dialogue on the social, political and cultural experience of our localities. She looks forward to the critical exchange and sharing of expertise within her Emerging Curators Group cohort during the completion of their collaborative project. Clare Gormley is a curator and researcher based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is Head of Programmes and Partnerships at Belfast Photo Festival. Previously, Clare was Assistant Curator at The MAC Belfast, where she worked across the visual arts programme, curating a range of exhibitions including the group show, ‘On Refusal: Representation & Resistance in Contemporary American Art’ (2019). Prior to this, she held curatorial and research positions at institutions including TATE; Pangolin London; Catalyst Arts; and Islington Exhibits, and has worked as an independent curator for organisations such as PS² and Outburst Queer Arts Festival. Clare is a graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art (MA), and the Glasgow School of Art (BA). Clare is the founder and co-convener of the
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